And I am so pleased!
The old coop roof was starting to cave in -- my coop is very crooked to begin with (my parents got an old packing crate and turned it into a shed about 25 years ago, with zero building experience), and the roof follows suit. It has a very shallow slope and it was shingled, so the snow just sat there, getting heavier and heavier all the time. For a LONG time I've wanted it redone, but it never happened. Until this week!
My dad took off the whole roof and we put in new rafters, put on purlins (they were nonexistent before!), then insulation and the corrugated aluminum roofing. When those were up, my mom and I put in some insulation on the inside between the rafters. We have 1 more piece to get and then we will put up the inside plywood, caulk the holes and paint the whole thing with aluminum roof paint, and then it will be all done.
I am SO PLEASED and HAPPY! The one thing I still wish for is a deeper slope, but that probably won't happen. When I get my own place and build my own coop, I'm going to definitely give it a bigger slope. Right now it's a 1 foot difference between the front and back, and it's an 8x8 coop.
But in all, yes, I am very happy with my new roof.
-- I forgot to add... There was literally NO overhang before. Now I have a whole FOOT on all sides!!
The old coop roof was starting to cave in -- my coop is very crooked to begin with (my parents got an old packing crate and turned it into a shed about 25 years ago, with zero building experience), and the roof follows suit. It has a very shallow slope and it was shingled, so the snow just sat there, getting heavier and heavier all the time. For a LONG time I've wanted it redone, but it never happened. Until this week!
My dad took off the whole roof and we put in new rafters, put on purlins (they were nonexistent before!), then insulation and the corrugated aluminum roofing. When those were up, my mom and I put in some insulation on the inside between the rafters. We have 1 more piece to get and then we will put up the inside plywood, caulk the holes and paint the whole thing with aluminum roof paint, and then it will be all done.
I am SO PLEASED and HAPPY! The one thing I still wish for is a deeper slope, but that probably won't happen. When I get my own place and build my own coop, I'm going to definitely give it a bigger slope. Right now it's a 1 foot difference between the front and back, and it's an 8x8 coop.
But in all, yes, I am very happy with my new roof.
-- I forgot to add... There was literally NO overhang before. Now I have a whole FOOT on all sides!!
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